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In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein filesVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on...
NFL Week 11: Jaguars thrash Justin Herbert, Chargers in worst loss of the Jim Harbaugh era
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars bounced back from the worst collapse in franchise history by thumping the Los Angeles Chargers 35-6 on Sunday behind rushing touchdowns from Travis Etienne, Trevor Lawrence and rookie Bhaysul Tuten. Coming off a 36-29 debacle at Houston during which they blew a 19-point lead...
Border Patrol official says dozens arrested in North Carolina immigration enforcement surge
A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches, apartment complexes and stores. The Trump administration has made the Democratic city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement...
New York Jets CB Kris Boyd critically wounded in Manhattan shooting
NEW YORK — New York Jets cornerback and special teams standout Kris Boyd was critically injured in a shooting in midtown Manhattan early Sunday, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ office. The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. outside a business on West 38th Street near 7th Avenue, according to the...
Falcons QB Michael Penix injures knee against Panthers and replaced by Kirk Cousins
ATLANTA — Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was questionable to return after injuring his left knee when he was hit by Carolina Panthers safety Tre’von Moehrig in the third quarter Sunday. Penix was hit just after he released the ball on third down and the ball fell incomplete. He started...
Goodell praises NFL’s international series and says league plans to return to Spain
MADRID — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised this year’s international series and said Sunday that the league plans to return to Spain and will continue to study other possible markets. Goodell spoke before the Washington Commanders faced the Miami Dolphins at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the seventh —...
Netanyahu insists on no Palestinian state ahead of UN vote
TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to oppose any attempts to establish a Palestinian state, a day before the U.N. Security Council is to vote on an American resolution that leaves the door open to Palestinian independence. Netanyahu has long ruled out Palestinian independence. But...
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working on a prisoner exchange with Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, a day after his national security chief announced progress in negotiations. “We are … counting on the resumption of POW exchanges,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. “Many...
Holocaust survivors group urges German auction house to halt sale of artifacts
BERLIN — A Holocaust survivors group is calling on a German auction house to cancel a sale of hundreds of Holocaust artifacts, including letters written by prisoners and other documents that identify many people by name. The International Auschwitz Committee, a Berlin-based group of survivors, called for the cancellation of...
Finland’s president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine
HALVALA, Finland — A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to keep up support despite a corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press. Europe, meanwhile, will require ”sisu,” a Finnish word meaning endurance, resilience and grit,...
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement campaign in South America. The arrival of the USS...
MAGA rift grows as Trump feuds with Greene before key 2026 midterm elections
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — When President Donald Trump addressed Congress earlier this year, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was there holding an American flag and wearing a red baseball cap that said “Trump was right about everything.” After the speech, he gave her a kiss and she beamed. Trump was...
South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the U.S. as opponents keep pushing limits
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sending women who get abortions to prison for decades. Outlawing IUDs. Sharply restricting in-vitro fertilization. These are the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation being considered by South Carolina lawmakers, even as opponents of the procedure are divided over how far to go. The bill...
U.S. students studying housing, health outcomes and sustainability win 2026 Rhodes scholarships
Five students at U.S. military academies and three each from Yale University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the 32 American winners named Sunday as 2026 Rhodes scholars. The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs. They include: Alice L....
Ford Motor shows off new high-tech HQ
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.’s new headquarters, the carmaker’s first central office switch since Dwight Eisenhower was president, is double the size of its old one with room for twice as many employees. The new HQ has seven restaurants as part of a 160,000-square-foot (14,864 square-meter) food hall, office...
Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses
NEW YORK — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or President Donald Trump’s leadership. Trump says Democrats and the media are misleading voters who are concerned...
4 law enforcement officers shot in rural Kansas responding to domestic violence call
CARBONDALE, Kan. — Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a domestic violence call at a home in a rural area south of Topeka, and a 22-year-old male suspect died of gunshot wounds at the scene. The suspect’s 77-year-old grandfather also was wounded in the gunfire...
Justin Jefferson strives to get back in ‘savage mode’ to give lagging Vikings offense a boostVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Justin Jefferson still draws constant double coverage. He’s made plenty of clutch catches this year. The Minnesota Vikings continue to keep him as the heart of their entire offensive scheme. Over the first half of the season, though, Jefferson hasn’t been the same high-impact player. His averages...
Kaytron Allen, Devonte Ross each score twice in Penn State win
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ethan Grunkemeyer threw two touchdown passes to Devonte Ross, Kaytron Allen ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns and Penn State defeated Michigan State, 28-10, on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak. Grunkemeyer completed 8 of 13 passes for 127 yards for the Nittany Lions...
Melih Tunca’s near-perfect shooting leads Penn State to win
PHILADELPHIA — Freshman Melih Tunca scored a career-best 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, reserve Freddie Dilione V added 16 and Penn State beat La Salle, 83-69, on Saturday. Kayden Mingo scored 14 points, and reserve Ivan Juric had 11 for the Nittany Lions (4-0), whose bench scored 40 points. The...
Brian Trobel runs for 150 yards, 2 TDs as Mercyhurst beats Robert Morris
ERIE — Brian Trobel ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns, Adam Urena threw for 206 yards and a touchdown and Mercyhurst beat Robert Morris, 27-13, on Saturday. Mercyhurst (5-6, 4-2) has a chance to share the regular season Northeast Conference title with Central Connecticut (7-4, 5-1) with a win...
Taj Butts runs 254 yards as Duquesne wins shootout with Central Connecticut State
Taj Butts rushed for a career-high 254 yards and scored three touchdowns, Antonio Epps intercepted a deflected pass in the end zone with less than 30 seconds to go and Duquesne defeated Central Connecticut State, 38-33, on Saturday. Brady Olson, who threw for 423 yards and four touchdowns, gave the...
Winning ticket for $980 million jackpot sold in Georgia, Mega Millions says
A Mega Millions player in Georgia won the $980 million jackpot on Friday, overcoming abysmal odds to win the huge prize. The numbers selected were 1, 8, 11, 12 and 57 with the gold Mega Ball 7. The winner overcame Mega Millions’ astronomical odds of 1 in 290.5 million by...
West Virginia scores 2 TDs in 4th quarter, gives up lead in defeat
TEMPE, Ariz. — Jeff Sims accounted for 288 yards and three touchdowns, Jesus Gomez kicked a 49-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and Arizona State kept its Big 12 title hopes alive with a 25-23 win over West Virginia on Saturday. The Sun Devils (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) returned...
No. 3 Texas A&M pulls off biggest comeback in school history to beat South CarolinaVideo
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 3 Texas A&M rallied from a 27-point deficit to remain undefeated with a 31-30 victory over South Carolina on Saturday. It was the biggest comeback in school history, eclipsing a 21-point rally by...
